Oil cup



Margh 24, 1925- 1,531,243

I E. NOLAN OIL CUP Filed June 15, 1922 v \NVENTOR @WM 7% Patented Mar. 24, 1925.

UNITED STATES EDMUND NOLAN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN,

ASSIGNOR TO BOWEN PRODUCTS CORPORA- TION, OF AUBURN, NEW YORK, A GORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

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'A pplication filed June 15, 1922. Serial No. 568,418.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDMUND NOLAN, a citizen of the United States of America, of Detroit, in the county of Wayne, in the State of Michigamhave invented new and useful Improvements in Oil Cups, of which thefollowing, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, is a full,'clear, and exact description. J g

This invention relates 'toa newand improved oil'cup and the method of producing same. 7,

In a more detailed way, my invention relates specifically to a, hinge lid elbow oil An object of the invention is to improve and simplify themethod of manufacture of an article of the character described and atthe same time to produce a novel, com.- paratively rigid structure eflicient for the purpose described.

Another object relates to the production of an article of the class described, the body of which is formed of a single piece of drawn metal such as sheet steel.

Other objects and advantages relate to the details ofconstruction, form and arrangement of the parts, and the method of formin g the same, all as will more fully appear from the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, V in which v Figure 1 is an elevation of an oil cup of my invention.

Figure 2 is top plan view of the same.

Figure 3 i s a vertical sectional view of the same. i

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view through the hinge bandor ring.

Figure 5 is a plan view of the band.

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view of the same.

Figure 7 is a plan view of the blank from which the cover is formed.

Figure 8 is a vertical sectional view through the cover.

Figure 9 is an elevation of the lid or cover spring. I

The oil cup shown is generally of elbow form, and comprises a body portion 1- consisting of two tubular parts 2-' and .--3 respectively, of different diameters, and angularly disposed with respect to each other.

The body 1 is preferably drawn from an angle with respect to the upper part 2and in the particular form illustrated, the two parts are disposed at substantially right angles to each other, altho such disposition is not essential. V

The bend on the outer side of the elbow body begins at substantially the base of the shoulder and the lower portion of the wall of the part 2 at the inner side is inturned at 5 so as to lie in substantial contact with the outer surface of the upper portion -6 of the said lower part 3- so that the wall of the cup at that place is formed in a fold of two thicknesses of the metal constituting the said body 1-.

At some suitable period during the operation, either before or after the lateral bending of the part 3--, the lower end of the said part is perforated or pierced to form an opening or discharge outlet --7- adapted to permit the passage of lubricant from the cup to a bearing or other part with which the cup is associated, and for the purpose of removably associating the cup with any desired part to be lubricated, the lower portion of the part 3- may be externally threaded, as illustrated in the figures. 7

Within the upper part of the portion 2, a hinge band or lid ring 8 is fitted, the external diameter of the band being approximately the same as the internal diameter of the portion 2 and pref? erably this ring or band is formed with a laterally extending circumferential flange -9 adapted to rest upon the upper edge of the portion -2, said flange formed with a projecting part*10, including integral lugs 11- and 12 perforated to form bearings for a rivet or hinge pin 13 adapted to extend thru the per- 'foratio-ns in said lugs when the lugs are bent into substantial parallellism at right angles to the plane of the flange 9- to bring the perforations into registration or alignment.

The lid or cover 1l may beformed from a blank, as illustrated in Figure 7 which has its edge portion bent to forma flange 15 adapted to fit around the flange 9 and the projection -l( upon the lid ring 8-, except at the front portion Where the ifiange 15 .is omitted, and the proj ectingipart =1'6-- is utilized to produce a finger apiece. The cover-or-lid -1al -is in much the sametmanner-as thelid ring .8 formed With a pair of lugs l7- and 18- perforated to permit itheii mountin-g upon :the hinge pin l3*y preferably outside the respective ;peri'orated lugs 1 1 and 12. Thus the hinge bandor :lid ring -8 constitutes a pivotal support di'or the cover 1 lfa nd for the purposexof normally holding the cover :in :closed position and to prevent its. rattling a tightly coiled spring 1-9 is providedimounted upon the hinge ,pin 13. between, :the supporting lugs -l1 a-ndl2=and :havi-ng itsends 20 and -2l of difi'erent lengths and curved in opposite directions the longer cur-Ved projecting end portion -20 contacting with the Wa ll of the oil cup {and the shorter cur-V-ed portion -2l being in contact with the flange 15 uponthe :cover "-,-14, so that the spring tensions to hold the cover .in closed position.

- Any suitable means for securing the hinge band within, the body 1 may be :pro- 'vided, and for v=that purpose the band, and the wall of the body may he simultaneously indented so that a projection from the outer sumiace 0f the band.8i lies in a recess in the wall of the body 1- and for the :purpose 20f illustration, the band '8- is shown haying twoof theseindentations 22 and 23 oppositely disposed with respect to each ot hcr, and form'ing projections from the outer surface of the band -S interlocked in recesses or indentations in the inner surface of the body -'1. i

This band serves to strengthen the outer more exposed portions of the cup and acts to carry the pivoted r ive-t'for the cover and indirectly the cover-actuating spring so that a comparatively rigid, eflicient structure can be produced from sheet metal, and altho I have shown and described aspecific embodiment of my invention, together with details of form and construction of the same, I do not desire to limit myself to the specific method of production or to the details of form, construction-and arrangement of the parts, as various-changes may bemade, all Within thesscope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. An oil=cupzincluding a body portion drawn l ronra single pieceof sheet metal and comprising two substantially cylindri 'al parts of different diameters, and disposed at substantially right angles to each other, and separated by an inclined tapered shoulderanchformedat one-side in a fold o-ftwo thicknesses of the sheet metal, and a closure for the-open end oftthecylindrical portion of larger diameter.

2. An oil cup including a body portion drawn from a single piece-of sheet metal and comprising two substantially "cylindrical parts of different diameters angularly disposed with respect to each other and separated by an inclined tapered shoulder :merging one cylindrical part intotheother, and aclosure tor the open-end of the cylindrical part of larger diameter.

3. An oil cup including a body {portion formed of a :single pieceof sheet metal and comprising two tubular parts of different diameters angularly disposed withirespect to each other, separated by 2311 iinclined tapered shoulder and formed at one-side :in a fold of two contactingthicknesses of the sheet-metal, and a5movable cover for closing one end of said body.

In witness whereof I :have'ihereunto set my hand this (5th day of June 1922.

EDlVl UN D NOLAIE I. Witnesses:

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